The show before it ran long, so the end got cut off. Caleb and Victoria were about to knock down their dominoes for the second time. My guess is that they won, and this would make me very happy. I want Nicole to stay HoH, since she has no allegiance to any of the guys, and could potentially backdoor Frankie. I also think if her nominations stayed the same, Zach could seriously be screwed.

I'm not a prude or anything and whatever Zach does or doesn't do is his own business, but I think he should just come out.

I agree. I'm really tired of his "I'm not Gay, but..." stuff. In this day and age, would it really matter? He doesn't seem to be hiding it from the others in the house by his comments and actions (that CBS is showing).

Nicole talks a big game but like fellow BB fan Christine she won't put her neck out as HOH.

Whats the punishment for not going thru the extra requirements. Not playing POV isn't going to make Caleb shave his head if he doesn't want to.

Nicole is already hedging. "I don't know if I'll have the guts to put Caleb up". They already showed her saying this more than once. I'll bet she gets talked into taking the "safe" route and keeping the noms the same and Victoria goes.

In my opinion, this week is the tipping point. Either Nicole decides to step up and take out one of the power players, or the guys will run away with it from here on out.

While I agree to a point, I can still see Donnie or Hayden making a move. Speaking of Hayden, I'm surprised they keep putting up Victoria while Hayden has played the same kind of game. Why won't they touch him? I can't figure that one out.

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That's an excellent question. I would think the contestants have no choice but to comply. Otherwise, what would be the point? It's different than Team America where they forfeit the money.

I would think that they sign a contract that says they HAVE to comply. If he refuses to, he could be expelled from the game? And this time around, they could have picked the "punishments" so he had the choice NOT to use that one.

Nicole is already hedging. "I don't know if I'll have the guts to put Caleb up". They already showed her saying this more than once. I'll bet she gets talked into taking the "safe" route and keeping the noms the same and Victoria goes.

i think you mean jocasta or zach will be leaving. caleb and victoria won the botb, so they aren't eligible to be replacement noms.

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i think you mean jocasta or zach will be leaving. caleb and victoria won the botb, so they aren't eligible to be replacement noms.

Yes, Jocasta, sorry. Either way, she'll take the safe route. It's why this season is boring. The "others" are sheep. I'm not even sure what their game mode is? Usually you can tell. They form a second alliance, or they move from one alliance to the next. This year? I have no clue. Can anyone tell me what Nicole, or Jocasta, or Victoria, or Hayden's game is? Wait around to get voted off? Surely they know who's running the game by now.

Their strategy is make it until next week and that's all, in the meantime hope a fracture develops in the Detonators. Victoria is actually sitting pretty good in this scenario. She'll probably get put up a couple more times but a bigger target will always be sitting with her and she can float her way to top four cause no one thinks she can win comps.

Their strategy is make it until next week and that's all, in the meantime hope a fracture develops in the Detonators. Victoria is actually sitting pretty good in this scenario. She'll probably get put up a couple more times but a bigger target will always be sitting with her and she can float her way to top four cause no one thinks she can win comps.

That's a good strategy to potentially get toward the end, but unless they are in the finals with someone who's just completely despicable and has no allies (kind of like Dan in his second season), there's no way to win. It's a terrible strategy. Donny, I think is playing it to some extent, but he has some America's Team "in" and he's doing a bit of playing. If I were to pick a favorite to win right now, it would be Donny.

my pick at this point would be derrick. he hasn't seen the block, and has information on all sides of the house. he's not the most likeable, but has played a great game.

I think Derrick is my number 2. I really think that it's between those two and whoever is smart enough to knock off the other wins. If they go to the end together, Donny wins because he has more friends.

That's a good strategy to potentially get toward the end, but unless they are in the finals with someone who's just completely despicable and has no allies (kind of like Dan in his second season), there's no way to win. It's a terrible strategy. Donny, I think is playing it to some extent, but he has some America's Team "in" and he's doing a bit of playing. If I were to pick a favorite to win right now, it would be Donny.

I would agree but also do not think those that pursue a strategy to survive until the big guns go after each other really think they are going to ultimately win. Maybe Victoria in princess brain mode might entertain such thoughts.

i predict victoria and jocasta will be gone sooner than later. stronger players always talk about carrying weaker players to the final 3(4,5,6), but when hard choices have to be made, they usually end up sending the weaker players to jury.

weaker players have trouble predicting when to make moves or switch alliances for protection, and stronger players have trouble letting go of long term alliances with stronger players to favor weaker players.

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i predict victoria and jocasta will be gone sooner than later. stronger players always talk about carrying weaker players to the final 3(4,5,6), but when hard choices have to be made, they usually end up sending the weaker players to jury.

weaker players have trouble predicting when to make moves or switch alliances for protection, and stronger players have trouble letting go of long term alliances with stronger players to favor weaker players.

I think it's more about alliances than weaker/stronger. I don't see any of these clowns in the bomb squad having the guts to turn on their alliance, even if it's better for their games. Thus, I think they will go after all the stragglers before they go after each other. It's "safe". That's what this season is about, which is why every week it's been so predictable. Nobody is making any bold moves.

You don't need to see any more than you did to know who won. Caleb's DR clips during the competition are a dead giveaway that he and Victoria won. His head was clearly lacking the hair he had during the competition.
Thank you CBS for spoiling the outcome.

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You don't need to see any more than you did to know who won. Caleb's DR clips during the competition are a dead giveaway that he and Victoria won. His head was clearly lacking the hair he had during the competition.
Thank you CBS for spoiling the outcome.

I'm so dense I didn't even notice. I wonder why they didn't record his DR stuff BEFORE making him shave his head? Perhaps someone who reads the live feed thread can enlighten us?